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'''Lisa Ann Murkowski''', born May 22, 1957 (age {{age|1957|5|22}}), is the outgoing senior [[United States]] [[U.S. Senator| Senator]] from [[Alaska]] and a member of the [[Republican Party]]. She is Alaska's first female senator and the first U.S. Senator born in Alaska. In 1998, Murkowski was elected to the Alaska [[House of Representatives]] and had been elected the House Majority Leader for the 2003–2004 session. In December of 2002, her father, Governor [[Frank Murkowski]], appointed her to a vacant seat in the United States Senate, resulting in charges of nepotism. In her 2004 reelection she was considered the [[Democrat]]s best chance to pick up a seat from an incumbent Republican. However, Murkowski was elected to a full six year term by a 49%-46% margin.
'''Lisa Ann Murkowski''', born May 22, 1957 (age {{age|1957|5|22}}), is the senior [[United States]] [[U.S. Senator| Senator]] from [[Alaska]] and a member of the [[Republican Party]]. She is Alaska's first female senator and the first U.S. Senator born in Alaska. In 1998, Murkowski was elected to the Alaska [[House of Representatives]] and had been elected the House Majority Leader for the 2003–2004 session. In December of 2002, her father, Governor [[Frank Murkowski]], appointed her to a vacant seat in the United States Senate, resulting in charges of nepotism. In her 2004 reelection she was considered the [[Democrat]]s best chance to pick up a seat from an incumbent Republican. However, Murkowski was elected to a full six year term by a 49%-46% margin.
In a stunning upset, she was defeated for renomination in 2010 by Tea Party favorite [[Joe Miller]].
In a stunning upset, she was defeated for renomination in 2010 by Tea Party favorite [[Joe Miller]]. Murkowski has announced that she will mount a write-in campaign to retain her Senate seat. <ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42353.html</ref>
==Political views==
==Political views==
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m001153/ Voting Record]
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m001153/ Voting Record]
*[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/300075_lisa_murkowski OpenCongress]
*[http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/300075_lisa_murkowski OpenCongress]
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[[Category:United States Senators]]
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